Merrick & Rosso

Merrick and Rosso are an Australian comedy duo, Merrick Watts and Tim Ross. They are best known for their typical Australian attitude and larrikin humour. The duo began in stand up comedy and first came together when they teamed up for a one off comedy show in 1996. They are now known for their syndicated radio programs, network and pay TV shows, stand up comedy tours, comedy DVDs and books.

Merrick and Rosso first came to prominence performing a weekly guest spot on the drive program on Triple J radio in 1998. They became fulltime presenters for that segment for the next two years. In 2001, they were snapped up by commercial radio rival Nova 96.9 for the breakfast radio shift (6am to 9am). They currently hold this time slot as breakfast broadcasters (Sydney and parts of New South Wales) as Nova FM became a national broadcaster. Sami Lukis was the female co-host until she moved to Brisbane at the end of 2007. Kate Ritchie joined the breakfast team in 2008.
Merrick and Rosso’s first foray into television was a short-lived pay tv show, Planet Merrick and Rosso (later known as Super Planet Merrick and Rosso) on The Comedy Channel. In 2003 their television show Merrick and Rosso Unplanned debuted on the Nine Network, based on the antiformat established by Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned in the UK. It featured comedy, chat and audience interaction. In 2005, Merrick and Rosso starred in the television series The B Team on Network Ten. On 7 July 2007 they presented at Live Earth.
Merrick Watts has also appeared in the comedy series The Hollowmen and Thank God You're Here. In 2008, the duo starred in a new comedy series, The Merrick & Rosso Show on The Comedy Channel.
Apart from the official Nova 96.9 breakfast show podcast, Merrick & Rosso also recorded their own podcast Original Pirate Material on a daily basis. Their podcast is a mix of email reading, uncensored material and prank calls. The last Original Pirate Material podcast was published on 15th November 2006.